On July 8, 1980, the day of Eric Chouinard's birth, his father was busy packing up the household, ready to make the move from Atlanta to Calgary. Eric's Dad, Guy Chouinard, was a star with the NHL's Atlanta Flames, and when the franchise relocated to Calgary that summer, Guy was part of the franchise's move. Eric, in the meantime, grew up big and strong, and today, packs 205 pounds on a 6'3" frame.

While starring with the Quebec Remparts between 1997 and 2000 (the same team, incidentally, with which his father starred between 1971-74), Eric was the first round Entry Draft selection of the Montreal Canadiens in 1998. In 2000-2001, Chouinard made his NHL debut, scoring a goal and 3 assists in his 13 games with les Canadiens, but spent the rest of the season with the Quebec Citadelles of the AHL.

In 2002-03, Chouinard was picked up by the Phildelphia Flyers before being acquired by the Minnesota Wild in December, 2003. After only one season with the Wild organization Chouinard opted to play overseas during the 2004-05 season before being re-acquired by the Flyers in the summer of 2005. Upon his return to the Flyers organization, Chouinard continued to toil in the AHL before being acquired by the Phoenix Coyotes midway through the 2005-06 season.

On the international stage, Chouinard represented Canada at the World Junior Championships (1999-2000).

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1995-96

Magog Contonniers

QAHA

22

12

14

26

12

1995-96

Ste-Foy Gouverneurs

QAAA

17

2

5

7

15

7

12

19

12

1996-97

Laval Titan

QMJHL

1

1

0

1

0

+1

1996-97

Ste-Foy Gouverneurs

QAAA

40

29

41

70

40

10

14

9

23

1997-98

Quebec Remparts

QMJHL

68

41

42

83

18

+10

14

7

10

17

6

1997-98

Canada

U-18

4

4

2

6

4

1998-99

Quebec Remparts

QMJHL

62

50

59

109

56

+35

13

8

10

18

8

1998-99

Canada

WJC-A

2

1

0

1

2

1998-99

Fredericton Canadiens

AHL

6

3

2

5

0

1999-00

Quebec Remparts

QMJHL

50

57

47

104

105

+23

11

14

4

18

8

1999-00

Canada

WJC-A

7

3

0

3

0

-3

2000-01

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

13

1

3

4

0

0

2000-01

Quebec Citadelles

AHL

48

12

21

33

6

-7

9

2

0

2

2

2001-02

Quebec Citadelles

AHL

65

19

23

42

18

-7

2

0

0

0

0

2002-03

Utah Grizzlies

AHL

32

12

12

24

16

+2

2002-03

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

28

4

4

8

8

+2

2003-04

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

17

3

0

3

0

-3

2003-04

Philadelphia Phantoms

AHL

1

0

0

0

0

0

2003-04

Minnesota Wild

NHL

31

3

4

7

6

-7

2004-05

EC Red Bull Salzburg

Austria

16

5

5

10

42

2005-06

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

1

0

0

0

2

0

2005-06

Philadelphia Phantoms

AHL

24

7

7

14

4

-8

2005-06

San Antonio Rampage

AHL

47

8

12

20

22

-19

2006-07

HC Sierre-Anniviers

Swiss-2

4

3

3

6

0

2006-07

Straubing Tigers

Germany

27

6

17

23

32

2007-08

Straubing Tigers

Germany

55

30

22

52

58

2008-09

Straubing Tigers

Germany

41

14

19

33

12

2009-10

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nurnberg

Germany

45

15

14

29

32

5

2

2

4

4

2010-11

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nurnberg

Germany

52

24

25

49

50

2

0

1

1

2

2011-12

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nurnberg

Germany

34

13

18

31

10

2012-13

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nurnberg

Germany

52

16

31

47

20

3

0

1

1

0

2013-14

Dynamo Minsk

KHL

8

0

0

0

4

2014-15

Grenoble

France

24

16

15

31

32

2015-16

Grenoble

France

26

23

20

43

8

2016-17

Grenoble

France

44

23

34

57

30

NHL Totals

90

11

11

22

16

Son of Guy

Traded to Philadelphia by Montreal for Philadelphia's 2nd round pick (Maxim Lapierre) in 2003 NHL Draft, January 29, 2003. Traded to Minnesota by Philadelphia for Minnesota's 5th round pick (Chris Zarb) in 2004 NHL Draft, December 17, 2003. Signed as a free agent by Salzburg (Austria), October 14, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia, August 22, 2005. Traded to Phoenix by Philadelphia for Kiel McLeod, December 28, 2005. Signed as a free agent by Sierre (Swiss-2), Novmber 9, 2006. Signed as a free agent by Straubing (Germany), December 1, 2006.